Chartered Institute
of Linguists
Scottish Society
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Date: Saturday 6 September 2025, 10:00 am
As everyone knows, AI is here to stay. Language professionals can stay competitive by offering clients additional skills on top of their languages, pivoting to new ventures beyond translation and interpreting. A talk about the not-so-conventional and unexpected career path of a German-English translator, covering user experience research and international sales consulting.
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The Scottish Society runs a variety of professional development events, benefitting CIOL members and non-members alike. Click an event to see its original listing and, if applicable, event reports and downloadable materials:
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Glasgow, Saturday 23 November 2019
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Stirling, Saturday 28 September 2019
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Edinburgh, Saturday 18 May 2019
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Dundee, Saturday 23 February 2019
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Glasgow, Saturday 17 November 2018
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Stirling, Saturday 29 September 2018
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Edinburgh, Saturday 19 May 2018
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Dundee, Saturday 17 February 2018
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Edinburgh, Saturday 25 November 2017
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Perth, Saturday 30 September 2017
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Glasgow, Saturday 20 May 2017
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Glasgow, Thursday 30 March 2017
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Dundee, Saturday 25 February 2017
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Glasgow, Thursday 26 January 2017
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Glasgow, Saturday 19 November 2016
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Perth, Saturday 24 September 2016
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Founded in 1982 by the late Ruth Robertson MCIL, the Scottish Society represents about 300 members from all over Scotland and meets four times a year – normally in February, May, September and November – with the AGM being held as part of the November meeting.
To accommodate as many members as possible, the Society rotates its venues across Scotland for its face-to-face events, which normally consist of presentations by one or more guest speakers and a social activity such as a pre-event lunch or post-event drinks (or both).
Scottish Society events offer valuable networking opportunities as well as contributing to Continuous Professional Development. Non-CIOL members are also welcome to attend. Details of events are published on these Scottish Society web pages and Eventbrite.
The Scottish Society has its own Twitter account containing information about the forthcoming events, and we endeavour to start including various features on some aspects of languages and, wherever possible, small contributions from members. Be sure to follow the Twitter page to stay up to date.
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Dr Liudmila TOMANEK MA BA BSc DCI PhD MCIL CL |
Chair |
Liudmila is a PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow and currently is based in Stirling. Her research focuses on preserving the polyphonic aspect in translation, which covers Translation Studies, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature. She holds MA in Translation from London Metropolitan University and BA (Hons) in Modern Languages from Nottingham Trent University. She holds a Russian qualification in accountancy and a Russian degree in finance. She is a professional practicing translator. She adores Scotland and considers it to be her second home. She passionately believes in CPD and sees CIOL as irreplaceable in her professional journey. |
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Miss Florencia Pistritto DPSI MCIL |
Steering group member |
Florencia is a qualified public service interpreter and translator specialised in health. She was formerly a campaigns ambassador for Cancer Research UK, and now an ambassador for the International Arthrofibrosis Association. |
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Ms Adriana Uribe Angarita MSc DPSI MCIL CL |
Steering group member |
Adriana Uribe has a masters degree in translation studies in addition to her DPSI and Celta qualifications. She is a freelance interpreter and translator, working with national and international language service providers, and volunteering her freelance services for organisations improving access to information and education. Adriana also works as team lead in Language and Integration in the North East of Scotland on projects tackling language barriers for minorities. Adriana has traveled extensively around the world and lived in four different continents. She is a passionate reader and an amateur writer, with a particular interest in literature that has offered her opportunities to translate Latin American fiction, non-fiction and poetry. |
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Dr Maureen COHEN PhD DipTrans MCIL CL |
Steering group member |
Maureen has been translating professionally from German to English since 2008. She specialises particularly in science communication, legal translation, academic translation and editing, and more recently training LLMs. In addition to her DipTrans, Maureen holds an integrated Master's in Mathematical Physics, a PhD in Atmospheric and Environmental Science, and a Level 4 Diploma in Paralegal Studies. |
If you are interested in supporting the Scottish Society we'd be delighted to hear from you.
Simply fill in our Online Eligibility Check form and a member of the committee will contact you for a no obligation discussion.
The Scottish Society AGM will be held on Saturday 17 November at 3pm in the Banker Suite at the Mercure Glasgow City Hotel, 201 Ingram Street, Glasgow, G1 1DQ. All Scottish Society members are invited to attend the AGM which will take place after the presentation ‘Gaelic Education and Language Planning’.
The Agenda will be as follows:
- Welcome and apologies
- Approval of the Minutes of the AGM held in Glasgow on Saturday 25 November 2017
- Chairman’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Social Media Report
- Election of the Committee for 2018/19
- Any other business
Copies of the Minutes of the AGM held in Glasgow on Saturday 25 November 2017 are available here. If you have any questions about the AGM, please contact the Chair of the Scottish Society at scottishsociety@ciol.org.uk
Kind regards,
Scottish Society Committee
